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School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)

Location:
Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 143

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    There are a great many festival customs celebrated in this district. The best known of them all is the mummers.
    The mummers come around about a week or a fortright before Christmas. They are a gathering of about thirteen young active men of the district. They have hats covered with all colours] of paper. These strips cover the face.
    Each one of them has a rhyme of his own to learn. They come in one by one and say their rhymes.
    When they have all finished their rhymes they sing a song. Then the people of the house give them about threepence or sixpence
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    History Edit
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Carlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dungorman, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William T. Carlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dungorman, Co. Donegal